Today's
flowers of the months are rooted in ancient Chinese and Japanese flower
calendars.
Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, calendars in Europe featured
farming activities that took place during a particular month. Later,
during the more expressive and artistic 19th century, Europeans adopted
the ancient Oriental tradition of honoring each month with its own
seasonal flower.
Like
birthstones, monthly flowers have come signify the month in which a
person was born. And while
monthly flowers may differ slightly from region to region, each still
represents the "birth" of a new month and new possibilities.
Some say a bouquet of birth month flowers will bring the receiver a year
of good luck!
Bouquets that
feature monthly blooms bring special meaning to celebrations such as
birthdays and anniversaries. New
parents will delight in a bouquet that features baby's birth month
flower; couples will cherish bouquets that symbolize the month in which
their wedding ceremony took place. Tell someone, "You're one of a
kind" on his or her birthday with a bouquet that includes his or
her monthly flower.
Listed below are
the flowers for each month.
To learn more about a particular flower's legends and lore, or its
meaning, stop by our
Language of Flowers page
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January:
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Carnation |
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February:
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Violet |
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March:
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Daffodil |
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April:
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Sweet Pea |
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May:
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Lily-of-the-Valley |
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June:
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Rose |
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July:
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Larkspur |
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August:
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Gladiolus |
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September:
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Aster |
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October:
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Calendula |
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November:
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Chrysanthemum |
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December:
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Holly or
Poinsettia |
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